... I don't see an obvious way that Sharebuilder would know if the applicant is a SunTrust customer or not?

g10ny

Serene Member

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 3:52a

Neither do I, but at least we should be warned about this. It's a similar issue to that one raised in the $100 bonus for MBNA cardmembers opening new BofA checking accounts (although these have merged by now)

g10ny

Serene Member

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 3:53a

A recurring issue is this: given the fact that this offer has a code, contrary to the iplangift one, can it be double dipped with Ebates?

g10ny

Serene Member

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 4:05a

Added the new $50 code freeguidebt (expires 08/31) from Compass Bank as well.

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 4:30a

g10ny said: A recurring issue is this: given the fact that this offer has a code, contrary to the iplangift one, can it be double dipped with Ebates?

Heck, I'm still trying to figure out if Ebates, itself, can be double-dipped.

g10ny

Serene Member

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 11:03p

I'll take this as a yes

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 11:36p

Oh sorry, the smiley ( ) was not an indication that I've double-dipped Ebates. Just that I'd like to.

g10ny

Serene Member

posted: Jul. 22, 2006 @ 11:52p

Hey, Mark, this is the ShareBuilder topic, so I was not talking about double-dipping e.bates, just sharebuilder itself But even though my bonus is on its way to my USAA account, I'll refrain from signing up again until you solve the problem

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jul. 23, 2006 @ 12:53a

Okay, back to Sharebuilder. I just bought $20 of Berkshire Hathaway Class B. It's only the "cheap" version of Warren Buffet's stock, but it's still almost $3000 a share, so I figured it was a good match for fractional investing.

lsufanatic

Addicted Member

posted: Jul. 25, 2006 @ 10:13a

Here's a new one for everyone. I've been shut down but there is no reason others can't have some fun.

I opened 2 at a time, one for me, one for spouse. Waited for bonus. Rinse, repeat. Each one was linked to the previous one during the signup where it asks if you already have an account with them (I chose Yes and logged in when prompted). All purchases were for $1 fractional share of XOM. Some time after bonus, I would fax them the transfer form to move the stock into the original account.

Question for you regarding the transfer forms: did you have to have the forms notarized as it seems to require on the form? I would like to consolidate all my accounts now that I have received the nastygram, but it seems kind of silly to have a notary stamp 20+ forms to transfer $1 worth of stock each. I don't see why a notary would be require if you are simply moving stocks between your own accounts.

labboypro

Ancient Member

posted: Jul. 25, 2006 @ 5:10p

lsufanatic said: Question for you regarding the transfer forms: did you have to have the forms notarized as it seems to require on the form? I would like to consolidate all my accounts now that I have received the nastygram, but it seems kind of silly to have a notary stamp 20+ forms to transfer $1 worth of stock each. I don't see why a notary would be require if you are simply moving stocks between your own accounts.

Funny thing... I did NOT notarize the first one, and they screamed bloody murder. So I resent it notarized, along with 2 others. They transferred that batch over. Next round, I sent one form notarized and one not. No problems. Then, I recently asked them in an email (after they shut me down) to transfer the rest over. They did. So, apparently the notarization is only required when they feel like it.

jamesboy

Senior Member

posted: Jul. 28, 2006 @ 2:27p

Just used the SunTrust Bank code...you don't need to be a SunTrust customer to qualify. You can debit funds from any bank account.

Buying of partial shares is allowed, go for a partial share of Berkshire Hathaway.

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Jul. 31, 2006 @ 7:38p

Hi...I didn't have a sharebuilder account but opened one with Promo Code: HH50LOGIN after I saw a promo box, this is for $50 and they confirmed it. I found a promo for TRADEKING that is supposed to be good for $100; I think it is "INVESTOR" but you should google. Also make sure SB confirms your promo, they did for my 1st, not my costco, and TK takes a longtime to setup an ACH, like 10 days, and I haven't confirmed the promo yet.

Anyway, SogoInvest has $1 trades for 90 days! But don't they have all the features of TK's $5 trades.

But later I went to my Costco account and found that FROM the Costco website I could sign up for another account with a $65 promo. The below don't work but are referenced quite frequently on the web. Your Costco acct. # is also asked for.$65 Gold Star and Business Members: costco65e06 $85 Executive Members: costco85e06

Anyway, I opened up an IRA account at SB but find they charge $25 a year for, will see if there is a trial with it.

Also ppl say they are charged $4 for a trade, but a _new_ standard acct. should have 6 free trades, if your is like mine, maybe you have basic. The cs person said it wasn't turned on for my account but then said she turned it on.

I have not "backtested" so don't know if the stuff I posted has been discussed before.

boldm28

Senior Member

posted: Aug. 1, 2006 @ 11:11a

SB pulled a credit report from EQUIFAX and said they cannot verify my info they want me to fax

photo copy of SSN # card Utility billBank statements ( who gets bank statements in the mail now a days , weather you like it or not some banks just go ahead and give u a e-statement .. is it safe to trust these guys with SSN .. call me paranoid

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 1, 2006 @ 11:49a

ssn is necessary for them, ie sb, to report tax information on capital gains to gov

boldm28

Senior Member

posted: Aug. 1, 2006 @ 3:30p

yup , got of the phone .. talked to a nice CSR . got my account activated in no time .. , now waitin for the funds to show up

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 1, 2006 @ 4:53p

I opened another SB account, this time from Continental One pass, there was two versions, one had $25 and 2000 FF miles and 175 FF miles/mo for a pre-paid monthly account. But I chose the one with 2000 FF miles and 5 free automatic trades...in thinking 'bout it, the Costco one probably doesn't have free trades, unlike the/my HH one with 6 free trades/$50 and the Continental with 2000ff miles and 5 free trades, The Continental one requires your One Pass number, which I have had for 13 years but can be gotten immediately I think.

Hey I also have a SogoInvest account and a Tradeking acct.For 90 days SI trades are $1! TK trades are $4.95 but has stop loss and until filled limits etc( ie the RealDeal!); but they take about 10 days for full activation, so after figuring out SB and SI, you will or might be ready for TK! Transfering money maybe difficult between accts, but there is a method for transferring stocks which actually might be more transparent at least when opening an account, though I haven't done it yet.

HTHfree

Happy Member

posted: Aug. 2, 2006 @ 12:39a

I just got an email from Sallie Mae. They have a new code for $50.00, there isn't a link.

The code is smeaug50

Expires 9/30/2006

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Aug. 2, 2006 @ 10:48p

Thanks for the code HTH.

Anyone notice the cosmetic changes to Sharebuilder's site? I think I like them. However, they also seem to have confused Fidelity's Yodlee-based account-aggregation service.

labboypro

Ancient Member

posted: Aug. 3, 2006 @ 9:25a

markkundinger said: Thanks for the code HTH.

Anyone notice the cosmetic changes to Sharebuilder's site? I think I like them. However, they also seem to have confused Fidelity's Yodlee-based account-aggregation service.

Yodlee is usually on it within a couple of days.

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 4, 2006 @ 1:45p

slimcustomer said: jeepbrew said: I have a question: Can one person get multiple bonuses by opening mulitple accounts?

For example: If I got the $50 IPLANGIFT bonus, can I open a new account and get the $40 holiday bonus?[/L]

Thanks to NoMorePay for finding the $40 gift card and $30 Holiday cash bonus offers posted in the quick summary.

I have three accounts with bonuses and an IRA account at Sharebuilder. I will trade on Tuesday for the first time for the three to or for as to facilitate the free bonuses, each of which require a trade and waiting at least 4 weeks. The first account, which was probably the best offer, was from HSBC, I think and I have no affiliation, just found a code. The subsequent 2 accounts were with Costco and One Pass, Continetal's FF program, and both of these I have been members of for many years and had to provide an appropiate member number or code.

Anyway, I will expect to receive all the bonuses as they are legit.

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 4, 2006 @ 1:47p

mackell said: I joined months ago. I opened with $25, invested it and within 4 or 5 weeks they deposited my bonus cash. Real time trades run ya about $15 but I have been using the $4 option. You submit your order and they are processed every other Tuesday. I thing you have to place your order 8 days before the next available processing Tuesday. I did it for the free cash, have a few shares of Sirius now and every once in a while they send me a freebie real time trade and upgrade offers. I have had no problems at all.

Thanks for mentioning the freebie REAL TIME trades!

jesternl

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Aug. 4, 2006 @ 2:10p

markkundinger said: Thanks for the code HTH.

Anyone notice the cosmetic changes to Sharebuilder's site? I think I like them. However, they also seem to have confused Fidelity's Yodlee-based account-aggregation service.I noticed, because it's now broken in both Avant and IE 7. FireFox still seems oK though

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 4, 2006 @ 2:11p

lsufanatic said: theCompDude said: I got busted too after opening 7 accounts.They threatened to close all my accounts except the first one.I told them the same thing you did and they agreed to keep the account open and give me the bonuses for the accounts opened so far.But no more new accounts for me.Looks like free sharebuilder money is over now

Yup, I (well, technically my wife) finally got busted on the 24th account. My own profile got shut down months ago on the 22nd account, so it is a bit depressing that the free money is now officially over.

To answer the obvious question, yes I have been doing this for quite a while. I believe the first account was opened in late 2004.

Good luck to everyone still in the game!

I think I will be stopping on three (3) accounts. However, I will be making my trade for each to receive the bonus on the same Tuesday. Reading about it here, I guess it should be the same stock, so I can consolidate it into one account, and if I decide to sell or move it, do this likewise at once.

Thank you for opening your ShareBuilder account. To receive your $50 account bonus, all you need to do is make sure you've set up your Automatic Investment Plan and have a transaction before............

Anybody know what's up with the auto. invest part?

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 24, 2006 @ 1:50p

Well you need to invest/transact at least once, and the market/realtime invest is around $15, so you got to do one of the Tuesday things...Well with my three accounts, one has received the 2,000 FF miles for Continental. The other two require 4 to 6 weeks from first auto invest for the cash of $50 or $65. The Costco one seems the best deal, I thought I would have to pay per investment but it had free ones too, but they expire, the One pass 5 free transactions last until the end of March.

sunwind

New Member

posted: Aug. 24, 2006 @ 3:11p

LOOPHOLE said: I got this email:

Thank you for opening your ShareBuilder account. To receive your $50 account bonus, all you need to do is make sure you've set up your Automatic Investment Plan and have a transaction before............

Since there are only $5 in my Sharebuilder account and I choose to fund my account with check, the trade will happen only once. After 4 - 6 weeks, I got the promotion offer of $50 without any problem.

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Aug. 24, 2006 @ 5:33p

By the way, I faxed the form over to Sharebuilder to consolidate my two bonus-only accounts into one bonus only account. They transferred over my $14 of stock no problem a day or two later, and I go ta confirmation email when they did it.

I'm kind of hoping that this will allow me to long-term score more promotions. At this moment, it apears to have had neither a positive nor negative effect.

At least it reduces the number of accounts I have to keep track of.

g10ny

Serene Member

posted: Aug. 24, 2006 @ 7:00p

I am not sure if this is not actually flagging for multiple accounts. Review means the end of free $50. I'd just forget about the $1 of stock. But that's just me.

markkundinger

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Aug. 25, 2006 @ 12:49a

I bought about $100 of stock the first time, and $16 the second time, so for me they're "novelty" invesments... but I still don't want to lose track of them.

mejensen1

Greedy Member

posted: Aug. 25, 2006 @ 5:58a

I am at $100 the first time, then two $50 in terms of each investment...I will try to combine after I receive 2 Sharebuilder payments, one $50 and one $65.

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